Mount Athos is the "Heart" of Orthodox Christians globally, is located inside the Greece and is recognized from Greek state as an independent state inside Greek territory, like Vatican in Italy. Spiritual leader is Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Greek Government representation exists through a local council inside this state. Mount Athos has 19 Monasteries at least 1500 years old each. But latest actions of Bartholomew forced some monasteries to defend their faith against Bartholomew`s lack of respect in Holy rules. Bartholomew now tries with persecutions to force them step back. The last years Bartholomew with Greek Governance`s tolerance does, inside Athos against Greek Christian brothers and monks, worst actions from what the latest years Bartholomew accuses the Turkish Government internationally. Classical prove of what I am describing is the Holy Monastery of Esfigmenou, for example last week Father Gregorios of Esfigmenou Monastery was deported by police force out of the boarders of Mount Athos.
Nowadays in the Holy Monastery of Esfigmenou of Mount Athos in Greece the biggest crime against human and religious rights is to happen. Although movements had started and go on in the last 30 years, the offense is to be completed with the guidance of the Ecumenical
Patriarch in the very near future. Even if the monks are calling for help in despair, so far no human authorities in Greece or worldwide have taken any action. If the Ecumenical Patriarch fulfils his will, the biggest human and religious crime ever in E.U. will be committed.
Nowadays in the Holy Monastery of Esfigmenou of Mount Athos in Greece the biggest crime against human and religious rights is to happen. Although movements had started and go on in the last 30 years, the offense is to be completed with the guidance of the Ecumenical
Patriarch in the very near future. Even if the monks are calling for help in despair, so far no human authorities in Greece or worldwide have taken any action. If the Ecumenical Patriarch fulfils his will, the biggest human and religious crime ever in E.U. will be committed.
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Bartholomew in letters and by speeches asks the Prime Minister and all further political leaders of Greece to take immediate measures against 107 monks of the Holy Esfigmenou Monastery of Mount of Athos.
Demonstrations in front of Greek Parliament have been held the last years. By supporters of Esfigmenou monks and others who are against any interference with this Holy Monastery in addition resolutions each time was delivered to the President of the Greek Parliament. However they are afraid that their complaint will not succeed or reviewed at all just as happened to the previous report sent to the Greek Justice, by Monastery's lawyer, Mr. Vassilis Kapernaros.
The truth is that the lives of 107 monks are in danger every day and those who try to exercise their rights consider it as a lateral casualty.
Today in 2011, in a member country of E.U. can lives of monks be imperiled?
The incidents against the Monastery Esfigmenou well known to the public have been set up with fake accusations, rights what other. Monasteries retain had been abolished to them, their monks had been armed, they had been divested of the right to use their name they have been using for the last 15 centuries. These monks are deprived from any medical care and nutrition with the knowledge of the Ecumenical Patriarch.
The Holy Esfigmenou Monastery and almost all the Monasteries of the Mount Athos were against the approach of the Ecumenical Patriarch to the Vatican because as devotees – what nowadays unfortunately has a false meaning, to adore and follow with devoutness but without anydeviation what fathers of our church write, prescribe and decide –they considered such move as betrayal of the Orthodox Christians. The monastic community of Mount Athos is under the direct spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch and all Athonite monks are canonically required to commemorate the Patriarch. The Charter of the Mount Athos what is not more than the "Loyal Border" of the Athos State, allowed them as form of demonstration not to mention the name of the Ecumenical Patriarch in their service. After the great pressure of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople all Monasteries but Esfigmenou subsided.
However, since the 1970s Esfigmenou has become the stronghold for the staunchly conservative Greek Orthodox Christians who accuse the Patriarchate of being ecumenist and refuse to commemorate the Patriarch. These accusations stem from the conciliatory approach that has been adopted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate towards the Roman Catholic Church, as manifested by meetings of the Ecumenical Patriarch with the Pope, such as the 2006 papal visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul.
Later European funds reached the Holy Athos but Esfigmenou Monastery did not use the amount allocated to them since they firmly believe that it is like the "Trojan Horse" which would cause the abolishment of inaccessibility.
The amount they refuse to take reaches millions of Euro. Certain cycles of the Month Athos in order to get this fund exploited the bad relationship between the Monastery and the Ecumenical Patriarch. They persuaded him into taking away the name of the Monastery and giving it to 5 monks, who were known as Kastoulierides. As the result, they are authorized to come into this fund legally with the bless of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Since the Monastery Esfigmenou is the only one standing up to the abalienation of the Orthodoxy, should be removed.
1. Criminal proceedings
2. Daily intimidation by the authorities
3. Violent incidents by other monks
4. Confiscation of the Monastery
5. Monks are living isolated
6. Being without medical care and commodity
7. The entrance is forbidden for everyone even for their doctor
8. They have no right to leave the Monastery in case of health emergency not even with their own vehicle
9. Food supply is also forbidden
10. The deprivation not only of their name but also all their rights
11. and with the prohibition of the access of their believers/visitors to the Monastery they achieve not to have witnesses to the eradication of the monks
12 ...last but not least the predicament of the Holy Monastery Esfigmenou stems from the religious decision of the Ecumenical Patriarch (totally unjust and unfunded) although all the courts of the state claim being unauthorized to judge his decision, repressive organs of our country are eager to interfere with the Monastery.
All in all, the basic rights of the monks to life are forbidden, in Greece in 2011 old aged monks die daily without being even diagnosed. They fight for staying alive and not asking more than the right to live.
Don't let other's interest to penalize them. Not anymore…
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